FRA RFQ Cover Letter-Instructions R03AH0033 Columbus.doc

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Chicago Contracting Operations Branch

77 West Jackson Blvd., Room 2517

Chicago, IL 60604-3507

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO)

July 30, 2010 SUBJECT: Request for Quotation (RFQ): R03AH0033 Field Review of Appraisal Services –Columbus, OH Area

Quotations Due: Friday, August 13, 2010 at 1:00 PM CDST

To Prospective Offeror:

The HUD Philadelphia Homeownership Center is in need of the subject service and as a result The Department is issuing this solicitation in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This is a 100% small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 531320 and size standard is $2M. The Department contemplates award of a firm-fixed price requirements contract to provide interior and exterior field review of appraisal services. During the life of the contract the maximum dollar amount is estimated at $75,000. This is an estimate only and HUD does not guarantee this amount will be ordered or paid.

The period of performance is one base year with an additional optional four one-year option periods.

This is a competitive procurement. HUD intends to award a contract to the responsible offeror whose quotation is the overall best value to the government. HUD may award a contract to other than the lowest priced offeror. Please review the entire RFQ prior to submission of a quotation.

This solicitation consists of the following: (a) this cover letter (b) Standard Form 1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items and (c) Sections I – Supplies or Services and Prices/Cost, Section II – Contract Clauses, Section III – Addendum , Section IV – Contract Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments (including Statement of Work) and Section V – Instructions, Evaluation Criteria and Basis of Award.

Reminder: a prospective contractor must be successfully registered on the Central Contractor’s Registration website: www.ccr.gov.

All questions should be directed to Pat Leseman, Contract Specialist, (612) 370-3000 extension 2138 or via email at pat.leseman@hud.gov. Thank you for your interest in doing business with HUD.

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